6. Februar 2008
Oklahoma City / USA
Artistic Gymnastics
IGHoF: HONOREES FOR 2008 ANNOUNCED

On Saturday, February 9th, the "International Gymnastics Hall of Fame" (IGHoF) will hold their 12th annual selection ceremony in Oklahoma City.
Starting in 1988 with the fist inductee Olga Korbut, nearly 60 of the greatest gymnastics stars and contributors, representing 18 countries, have been formally inducted into the Hall of Fames’ elite group.
Most of them are come from the former URS and its following states (19), from Japan (11) and after the former star ...

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2. Februar 2008
Balakyan / Azerbaijan
Artistic Gymnastics
Gymnastics in Azerbaijan is developing further.

The opening of a gymnasium in Sumgayit, in Ganja and Devechi was followed by the opening of another Gym, in Balakan, a region of Azerbaijan.
 The head of the new section, Mr. Safar Ganjiyev said to the Azerbaijanian press agency "trend news" , that the young sports people of Balakan are preparing for their first performance in the championship of Azerbaijan in March. The regional branch of the Ministry of Youth and Sport of Azerbaijan also contributed to the...

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30. Januar 2008
Clermont-Ferrand / FRA
Artistic Gymnastics
Women s European Team Championships: Drawing of Lots

Last week the Women’s Technical Committee of the European Gymnastics Federation (UEG) met in Clermont-Ferrand. French Olympic Champion Emilie Lepennec - godmother of the this year's European Team Championships (March 29 - April 06) - carried out the drawing of lots for the elite and the  junior events.... > > Drawing, Elite  >> Drawing, Juniors

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29. Januar 2008
Berlin / Germany
Artistic Gymnastics
Mourning Celebration in Memory of Karl-Heinz ZSCHOCKE

TODAY, the international gymnastics community poignantly said farewell to Karl-Heinz ZSCHOCKE, a big representative of world's artistic gymnastics, in the German capital Berlin, who died January 12.
More than 120 mourners from all over the world - among them a delegation of the F.I.G, the UEG president Dimitrios Dimotropoulos (GRE), Rainer Brechtken, president of the German gymnastics federation DTB and a lot of companions of an engaged life said Good Bye to the long-time president of the Technical Committee of...

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27. Januar 2008
Lausanne/Switzerland
Artistic Gymnastics
F.I.G. Head Quarter changed to Lausanne

fig-press: -- The "Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique" (F.I.G.) has settled on Lausanne for its head office. Members of the Executive took their decision yesterday at an extraordinary assembly in the presence of their President, Bruno Grandi ...

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